Ben Bowler and Valerie Lee have been named as winners of IMS Visionaries, a new initiative to find the next industry leaders in electronic music.
The competition was run in conjunction with the Young Guns Network and aimed to source the most exciting new stars and key players in electronica.
IMS Ibiza winner Ben delivered The Return to Music as a Shared Experience, a framework showing how new technology, live gigs and brand partnerships can shape the future of the industry.
He is founder of Chew.TV, a live streaming community for DJ’s that allows artists to share mixes whilst building and engaging a global fanbase
IMS Engage winner Valerie, editor of Dancing Astronaut, submitted Save The Rave: Understanding the Intersection of the EDM Phenomenon and US Policy, a document calling for a change to legislation to US drug laws.
Commenting, Valerie said: ‘Months later, I still am experiencing the incredible after effects of winning IMS Visionaries and getting involved with IMS.
‘Dance music can so often be such a closed off industry since we all have deep roots as an intimate community, so to have IMS offer such an open and inviting platform for young industry hopefuls to vocalize and share their ideas for improving and moving forward is such a unique and valuable opportunity.’
Visit the IMS Summit website to find out more about their forthcoming events.
The competition was run in conjunction with the Young Guns Network and aimed to source the most exciting new stars and key players in electronica.
IMS Ibiza winner Ben delivered The Return to Music as a Shared Experience, a framework showing how new technology, live gigs and brand partnerships can shape the future of the industry.
He is founder of Chew.TV, a live streaming community for DJ’s that allows artists to share mixes whilst building and engaging a global fanbase
IMS Engage winner Valerie, editor of Dancing Astronaut, submitted Save The Rave: Understanding the Intersection of the EDM Phenomenon and US Policy, a document calling for a change to legislation to US drug laws.
Commenting, Valerie said: ‘Months later, I still am experiencing the incredible after effects of winning IMS Visionaries and getting involved with IMS.
‘Dance music can so often be such a closed off industry since we all have deep roots as an intimate community, so to have IMS offer such an open and inviting platform for young industry hopefuls to vocalize and share their ideas for improving and moving forward is such a unique and valuable opportunity.’
Visit the IMS Summit website to find out more about their forthcoming events.
